The Blizzard 3v3 tournament registration is now open. Here are the important parts of the details. Note, this information is what is shown for the US and EU registration pages. Potentially, KR and TW may have different eligibility requirements.

Who can play?

US Account HoldersAllowed: United States.Except: Arizona, Connecticut, North Dakota, Maryland, and Vermont.

Allowed: Canada.Except: The Province of Quebec.

Allowed: AustraliaExcept: Victoria, Queensland, or the Australian capital territory.

** Top Four Teams Advance To Regionals **
* Entry Free* $20 USD
* Canadians - As an alternative to paying the entry fee, you can submit a 250 word typewritten essay comparing the video gaming culture in Canada to the video gaming culture in the United States. It has to be in by March 31st if you want it to count, so do it quickly.

Other Rules

* After the two weeks practice, there is a 150 rating penalty for changing your team.
* When there are two weeks remaining, you can no longer change your lineup.
* Win-Trading results in the team being disqualified.
* UI Mods may be used during the First and Second rounds, but not the regional qualifier or finals.

Source: World of Warcraft Account Management

Best of luck, time to scramble and make sure all of your players qualify. Canadians, get to writing that essay. If you don't mind sharing, please post it here for our enjoyment.

Canadian residents are not required to pay an Entry Fee in order to enter. Instead, Canadian residents may enter by submitting a 250 word typewritten essay comparing the video gaming culture in Canada to the video gaming culture in the United States on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper and mailing their essay to Essay Entry for The North American Blizzard Entertainment Arena Tournament, P.O Box 18979, Irvine, CA 92623. Essay entries must be received no later than March 31, 2008 in order to be eligible. Essay entrants represent and warrant that the essay is their original work and does not infringe the rights of any third party. By entering, essay entrants hereby grant, without further consideration, all right, title and interest in and to their essay to Sponsor.